SAN DIEGO - s4story -- Zip Refund recently celebrated its tenth year as a national tax brand and is heading into the eleventh season of successfully providing an alternative solution to owning one of the large tax franchises. There are currently over 300 Zip Refund tax offices across the country and that number grows annually.

For over a decade, the company's business model has provided tax preparers that want to get out of working a tax job to be able to start their own business under the Zip Refund brand. Zip Refund does not have any large fees as franchises do and there are no out of pocket costs to get started like some companies who charge thousands.

Zip Refund works with both EFIN owners and PTIN only holders and has a unique model to ensure the preparer's success. It allows people who have an EFIN to get a turn-key set up with no out of pocket expenses paid to the company. There is no reason to have to spend a lot of money on software when you can be using that money for client marketing. There are no out of pocket expenses paid to Zip Refund and all monies paid by the preparer come out of any returns that are done through the Zip Refund software. PTIN only holders get the same setup but have to follow more policies and procedures as an independent contractor representing the Zip Refund brand.

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The Zip Refund business model is designed around tax preparers who want to go out on their own or are currently tax business owners that need more support and a name behind them, but do not want to pay any large upfront fees. Zip Refund wants to give all tax preparers with experience the opportunity to work independent hours, grow their clientele, get paid better, and have their own business.

Zip Refund provides the free professional tax software, a VIP relationship with the largest tax products bank, a large library of print-ready marketing material, social media images for tax preparer social media posts and advertising. a website, tax office forms, support, specialty ancillary products, and so much more all for a small commission and no up-front fees ever.

For more information, please visit the Zip Refund website to see if you qualify for a no out of pocket cost tax preparation business. There is no other business model like it in the tax industry.